SAN FRANCISCO — The man charged with assault on a San Francisco police officer shot in the Mission District made his first appearance Wednesday in Superior Court.

Jeffrey Ruano, 50, stood in a red jumpsuit with chains around his ankles as a judge set his bail at $500,000. His attorney, public defender Stephen Olmo, requested his arraignment be delayed until Friday while he reviews the facts of the case.

In a statement to reporters, Olmo maintained that no gun was involved in the alleged assault on 28-year-old Adam Shaw, who continues to recover at San Francisco General Hospital. Though Shaw’s partner is the only person authorities can confirm fired a weapon that day, police say the recovery of the bullet will be necessary to determine whether it was a friendly fire incident.

While no gun was found on Ruano or in either of the cars he drove that day, police said the discovery of a .38 caliber cartridge in his pants pocket suggested he may have had a gun and dumped it somewhere along the way.

Despite the string of offenses that led authorities to pursue Ruano, Olmo believed the police response was excessive from the beginning. From the gunshots he alleged were fired by Shaw’s partner on Florida Street to the slew of officers he said drew their guns without identifying themselves at the beginning of the police chase in Richmond, officers across the board were all too ready to draw their guns, Olmo said.

“What would justify the conduct of officers firing so many rounds?” Olmo asked. “Citizens of this town should be concerned by the reckless discharge of weapons in a residential area. … I’m at a loss to explain the conduct of this police department.”

Charges in the ensuing police pursuits will be referred by San Francisco police to be prosecuted by outside agencies, since Ruano’s car was dumped in Daly City and the police chase ended in San Jose, said Alex Bastian, spokesman for the San Francisco District Attorney. Ruano will be arraigned Friday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon — the weapon being the car — and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

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